one hundred sixty-five
- numeral
- US
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ciento sesenta y cinco
- One hundred sixty-five auditors, all CPAs from two large cities in the southeastern portion of the United States, participated in the study.
Examples
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One hundred sixty-five million of these acres are located in the eleven westernmost contiguous states, 3.3 million acres are designated as national monuments, 1.9 million acres are designated as National Recreation Areas, and one out of every six acres is designated for special use.
Academic text (2000) -
One hundred sixty-five of the passengers are one hundred sixty-five Americans.
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One hundred sixty-five auditors, all CPAs from two large cities in the southeastern portion of the United States, participated in one hundred sixty-five the study.
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One hundred sixty-five million of these acres are located in the eleven westernmost contiguous states, 3.3 million acres are designated as national monuments, 1.9 million acres are designated as National Recreation Areas, and one hundred sixty-five out of every six acres is designated for special use.
Synonyms
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1.0
A number equal to one hundred sixty-five
Surface Forms
Morphology
one + hundred + sixty-five
The numeral phrase is transparently compositional: 'one' + 'hundred' + 'sixty-five' directly denotes 1×100 plus 65, yielding 165. This standard numeric formation follows clear, cross-linguistic counting patterns, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent numeral words will readily understand the meaning.
Etymology
One hundred sixty-five is the name for 100 + 60 + 5, made from one, hundred, sixty, and five. Imagine a pile of 100 things, add 60 more and 5 extra, and you have one hundred sixty-five, the number after 164 and before 166.